Chapter 677 - 355: Innate Advantage! Slaying Shadow Tower Once More! (Part 2)

In the next instant, the black fog ahead surged, with a giant shadow looming indistinctly.

It was a vengeful spirit far larger than the two he had previously eliminated, wielding a black sword that seemed capable of cleaving open the sword tomb, slashing down.

The power of this sword was more than ten times greater than that of the previous two vengeful spirits.

"Damn it, Sentry Shadow, you fool!!"

Ghost Demon felt fury in his heart, and his first thought was that Sentry Shadow, the Shadow Tower assassin guarding outside the sword tomb, had entered as well.

Clearly, he knew that with more people entering, the danger level of the sword tomb would dramatically increase.

Despite his anger, as a Seventh Realm assassin of the Shadow Tower, he quickly calmed after his initial panic.

Without time to think, he hurriedly mobilized his entire Qi Blood and activated a treasure that allows short-distance acceleration.

Swish, swish, swish!

Without any hesitation, Ghost Demon transformed into a residual shadow, abandoning the exit and fleeing in the opposite direction.

...

Deep within the sword tomb.

With deeper exploration, eerie shadows loomed, and the ghostly fog grew thicker.

[Sword Gourd Spirit] had its detection range compressed to merely a hundred meters away, and Chu Ming had already eliminated seventeen vengeful spirits along his way.

The Seven-Star Divine Sword assimilated seventeen groups of Sword Intent, truly transforming to a second-class Innate Spiritual Treasure level.

The Mutated Black Flame also underwent considerable enhancement, and any sword technique from the Seven-Star Divine Sword was consumed entirely by the Black Flame.

Yet, Chu Ming was not too pleased with this.

Such a vast sword tomb, with only this few vengeful spirits?

But, were seventeen vengeful spirits really that few?

Xing Man looked dazedly at the black-clad youth picking up the Sword Intent and Sword Fragments.

"The seventeenth one..." she murmured softly, her vacant gaze seeming mentally disturbed.

Without a single action, the seventeen vengeful spirits just appeared and were immediately consumed by Black Flame, leaving only the Sword Intent and Sword Fragments.

"It’s as if... as if they came to deliver treasures..." she muttered to herself again, "Han Court ventured here for a hundred years, narrowly escaping death multiple times, and only eliminated eight vengeful spirits..."

Her blank expression couldn’t hide the storm within her.

"Let’s go."

Chu Ming merged the seventeenth group’s Sword Intent into the Seven-Star Divine Sword, continuing deeper.

After walking for about two more hours, Chu Ming suddenly stopped, glancing to his left.

Xing Man instinctively assumed a vengeful spirit was attacking.

Scratch ah—

The sharp cry belonging to a vengeful spirit echoed through the black fog.

It was indeed a vengeful spirit.

Standing next to the black-clad youth, Xing Man felt no panic.

Having witnessed seventeen vengeful spirits disperse on their own, she no longer found the sixth sword tomb within the Seven-Star Sword Tomb terrifying.

But before the vengeful spirit emerged, a residual shadow dashed out from the black fog.

The newcomer paused upon rushing out of the fog, clearly surprised to see people, two people!

Immediately, their expression changed from panic to dread to resentment.

"You’re seeking death!" the residual shadow cursed angrily, yet their escape speed didn’t decrease in the slightest.

Only now did they realize, not Sentry Shadow had entered, but it was the black-clad person mentioned by Sentry Shadow’s message and Xing Man from the Seven-Star Kingdom.

The appearance of both people implied one thing: Sentry Shadow was dead.

However, in Ghost Demon’s view, they must die too.

Because the giant vengeful spirit pursuing them, even their boss the Dark Walker would have to...

Sizzle sizzle sizzle...

What sound is that?

Ghost Demon, thinking vehemently about the two being slashed by the pursuing vengeful spirit’s sword, heard a strange sound.

Scratch ah—

Then came the familiar howl of the vengeful spirit.

But why did it sound like it was in pain?

Ghost Demon, speeding like a stream of light, slowed slightly, glancing back.

Buzz——

As if struck by thunder, Ghost Demon was utterly stunned.

What did he see?

The giant vengeful spirit that left him with no way to escape was now self-igniting, dispersing?

What was happening?!

Ghost Demon slowed further, staring intensely.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle...

The burning sound became clearer, and the giant vengeful spirit dispersed increasingly faster.

Ghost Demon froze for a moment.

Then a serious expression appeared on his face.

The giant vengeful spirit chased him for the better part of two hours and hadn’t shown this condition, but upon encountering the pair, it self-dispersed...

The problem must lie with them.

Thinking this, he secretly sent a message to Sentry Shadow.

"As expected, no response!"

Sentry Shadow was confirmed dead, and very likely by the pair’s hands.

Xing Man’s strength wasn’t comparable to Sentry Shadow; how could she eliminate him?

Ghost Demon looked at the black-clad youth beside her.

"Late Stage Sea of Qi Realm?"

That weak?

Impossible, Late Stage Sea of Qi Realm couldn’t surpass the fifth sword tomb, so how could they reach the sixth?

Surely, he must have cultivated some extremely advanced Hidden Breath Technique!

In an instant, Ghost Demon pieced together the cause and effect, concluding the black-clad youth was the true slayer of Sentry Shadow and the disperser of the giant vengeful spirit.

Capable of eliminating Sentry Shadow and ignoring the sixth sword tomb’s vengeful spirits, this place was chiefly among his grounds!

Ghost Demon’s thoughts were incredibly clear, quickly grasping one point:

"This place is not safe to linger!"

"Flee!"

Swish!

The Seventh Realm assassin, whose strength vastly surpassed Xing Man and Sentry Shadow, chose to flee without a fight.

Chu Ming glanced calmly, somewhat surprised at the frantic escape of Ghost Demon.

This person fled decisively, but the chosen direction wasn’t ideal.

Just now, [Sword Gourd Spirit] detected that in the direction Ghost Demon was escaping, a vengeful spirit was approaching within a hundred meters...

He turned leisurely to face the vengeful spirit directly in front.

The Shadow Tower assassin wouldn’t get away, so best to resolve this vengeful spirit first.

Only a moment, and the vengeful spirit dispersed, leaving behind Sword Intent and a Black Sword Fragment.